One thing I probably share with everyone else in the astronaut office is composure.

If we want scientists and engineers in the future, we should be cultivating the girls as much as the boys.

Three Secrets to Success: Be willing to learn new things. Be able to assimilate new information quickly. Be able to get along with and work with other people.

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you need before you can go into detailed training for your mission.

Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit.

There are lots of opportunities out there for women to work in these fields, ... Girls just need support, encouragement and mentoring to follow through with the sciences.

Our future lies with today's kids and tomorrow's space exploration.

The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter.

When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen.

We need to make science cool again.

Your body is molecular structure your body is a massive energy at a very high speed of vibration.

When you put fear behind the wheel, you're bound to crash, but when you drive in faith the ride will be rough, but preceding into a journey of your lifetime.

I built a phenomenal company; if we could run America the way I ran my company, we'd be proud of it.

I don't emphasize the whatevs. I say it as if it's truly a toss-away word.

I never touch coffee or other caffeinated drinks.

As memory may be a paradise from which we cannot be driven, it may also be a hell from which we cannot escape.

Every human being needs to feel safe and secure in their life.

It's hard to see your own face without a mirror.

As far as cheating goes, they'll never stop it. The only way it can be done successfully, only one person can know about it.

I was just the perfect person to play the Mini-Me character.